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Guest_Phoggy_*

Posted 24 November 2009 - 08:59 PM

I personally did not write this. I found it after googling black phlegm, regarding my recent quit from cigs. I found this and though it was interesting enough to shear. Enjoy!

The main thing going on here is the difference between bronchial dilators and constrictors. Tobacco is a bronchial constrictor whereas Cannabis is a bronchial dilator; this means smoking tobacco will tighten and close the pathways in your lungs where Cannabis will open them up. Nicotine constricts terminal bronchioles in lungs, which keeps tars trapped in the tissue. Its there these chemicals do their worst. THC and the chemicals associated with MJ are dilators. This allows the particulate matter (black mucus) etc., to be expelled, thereby eliminating their effects "on contact" with lung tissue. Anytime you smoke you’re going to have a presence of mucus.

For me MJ has a slight allergic reaction just like my everyday allergies. However it is this very bodily reaction that protects us from long term contacts with allergens, by allowing "matter" to be trapped and expelled. So, the "Black Phlegm" is a good thing.

post note: (1) THC is a bronchial dilator, which means it works like a cough drop by opening up your lungs and therefore aiding in the clearance of smoke and dirt. Nicotine has the exact opposite effect. (5) Unlike the chemicals in marijuana, nicotine has a paralyzing effect on the tiny hairs along the body's air passages. These hairs normally work to keep foreign matter out of the lungs. This means that carcinogenic tar from cigarette smoke is relatively much harder to purge from your lungs than is that from marijuana.

Twistedd

Posted 16 November 2010 - 01:23 PM

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I've never coughed any shit like this up. I don't smoke tobacco, except for the occasional B&M, But I only smoke weed, and I do it alot. Why ain't I coughing this shit up? Is it because I don't have anything down there to cough up or what.

tokinITguy

Posted 16 November 2010 - 01:52 PM

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When your coughing up black and you know you smoke ALOT of marijuana its a GOOD thing.its cleaning out your lungs of anything that can cause infections.

I do see your point here with the benefits of the THC actually causing the dilation that makes this "self-cleaning" process happen, but I guess I'd rather just vape and avoid the issue from happening in the first place.

Posted 16 November 2010 - 03:34 PM

Catnip83

Posted 16 November 2010 - 04:12 PM

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Good timing on posting this info, I needed this little reminder! Since I have asthma and all I was beginning to get a little worried when I began coughing up more phlegm lately...was starting to wonder if I should take a t break for a different reason.

MasterOG

Posted 16 November 2010 - 04:21 PM

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Good timing on posting this info, I needed this little reminder! Since I have asthma and all I was beginning to get a little worried when I began coughing up more phlegm lately...was starting to wonder if I should take a t break for a different reason.

Ive heard that cannabis actually helps people with asthma, but regardless if i were you id buy a vape (if you have enough money), or theres always other ways to ingest weed other than smoking.

But if smoking is your thing then yea you should prolly take a week break in between smoke sessions.

DojaMonkey

Posted 16 November 2010 - 08:37 PM

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Every big bong hit i cough up black in my spit lol. I dont smoke any other way and i smoke... alot... lots of black shit comes up! ive always thought this was a great thing, if it stayed in... thats nastay.... thanks for the info

imadamnlegend

Posted 16 November 2010 - 08:54 PM

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Also explains why marijuana helps me excercise so much better! Opens up airways and bronchioles thus increasing surface area, oxygen intake and therefore increases rate of diffusion. Essentially meaning i can run harder and longer. Get caffine in there too and you're on fire.